Show THE CHE PUBLIC NURSE AND HEALTH editors note this Is the fourth of it a series of articles dealing with the hie functions ot of public bloc health nursing and duties which are to bo be performed in the community comm community unit Y by a public health nurse THE PUBLIC HEALTH 1 encourages Encourage a periodic health examinations ami nations 2 0 teaches the fundamentals st of personal hygiene in order to assist in the prevention and retardation ol of those diseases specific to adult life 3 assists in securing early diagnosis and treatment of those diseases disease communicable disease the public health nurse nurge 1 promotes the complete report ing of reportable diseases 2 teaches the need ot of medical care and assists family to secure it 3 gives or arranges arr angea tor for n necessary ec essary nursing care teaches through demonstration care on and nd supervises care given by relatives and attendants 4 assists the family to carry out isolation and ger general nal and t medical instructions t 61 interpret Inter preil health depart department merit t procedure to individuals and groups 1 6 assists under authority ot of f the health department in malting making epi epli i i demi investigations 7 instructs parents teachers anil and other individuals and groups s I 1 a to recognize early symptoms I 1 and isolate suspicious cases b to carry out proper 5 iilona to prevent the spread ol of infection 2 c to appreciate the importance ot of adequate convalescent calef 8 I 1 helps elps under medical direction to secure specific immunization ot of y ell all infants and preschool pre school chil and of other age groups as needed i |